Flash 10.1 vs HTML5 on Nexus One: Adobe still ahead
We can’t say we were that impressed by our experience of Flash 10.1 on the Google Nexus One, but it looks like fettled versions of the code are performing more successfully. Adobe Flash evangelist Michaël Chaize has been running some comparison benchmarks between Flash 10.1 and HTML5 video on his Nexus One, and it turns out Flash is “much faster”. “What you’ll find is that on PCs, Flash Player is faster than HTML5, and that HTML5 is not that bad for basic animations. I wanted to add more information to this benchmark, testing the Flash Player 10.1 on my MAC, and on my Google Phone (Nexus One). I obtain the same experience. Flash Player is much faster, specially with a basic shadow filter. I also tried to launch the Canvas test on my iPhone 3GS.” Michaël Chaize Chaize’s tests build on previous work by The Man In Blue , who looked at Flash 10.1 versus HTML5 performance when viewed in desktop browsers. They too found that the Adobe technology was faster. Still, the end messages is that performance is very dependent on the person doing the programming. Chaize points out that Flash developers need to be careful with their AS3 optimization , while “knowing HTML doesn’t mean that you’ll become a HTML5 expert. I guess you’ll also have to take care of code optimization.” Click here to view the embedded video. [ via Recombu]
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Google adds Android Market to more countries
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Forget paid apps; there were some countries in which Android users couldn’t get any apps from the Android Market because it wasn’t yet available to them. There are now several countries – almost twice as many – that are able to go through the Android Market and find the best apps. Google recently expanded Market support
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Dell Aero hands-on and UI walkthrough – Video
Like most new phones, AT&T and Dell are trying to keep the information on this phone tight lipped until they are ready to officially introduce it. Engadget managed to get some hands on time with the Aero at this year’s CTIA and there were a few surprises packed into this phone. Needless to say they are not the type of surprises we like around here. In the video below you will see that this phone has been stripped of almost everything that makes an Android an Android. The screen seems unresponsive and inaccurate. The only good thing about this device is its form factor. It’s a pretty good looking piece of hardware. That’s where the praise ends, the UI has been completely reskinned, and there are multiple skins available. It looks nothing like no other Android device and in this case, that’s not a good thing. Google Maps, Gmail, and a handful of other Google-centric features like the Android Market all have been removed. The home and back button has been merged into one that seems to work only when it wants too. This phone is full of AT&T software that most likely you will not be able to uninstall. The only silver lining is this is a prerelease phone and hopefully AT&T and Dell will decide to include it in the final product. [via engadget ] “500″ height=”323″ id=”viddlerplayer-3e5a6630″>
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Verizon Nexus One makes a brief appearance, appears to be selling for $199 on contract
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This past weekend saw the Verizon Wireless compatible Nexus One make a brief appearance on the Google Phone Store website. And it seems brief is about the only way to describe it, but thankfully someone was quick enough with the screenshot and with that we now have a good idea at the pricing — or
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Google deny app ad revenue sharing
Rumors last week that Google were paying carriers a portion of their revenue on in-application advertising have been strongly denied by the company, who insist that only Google search ad revenue is shared with network operators. The rumors had been used by some as evidence for the recent proliferation of Android devices offered by carriers, but according to an official comment given to eWeek , it has no basis in fact. “We share revenue on search, not on mobile applications. The same is true for non-Android devices that use Google as the default search engine” Google spokesperson Carrier AT&T in the US is notable for having exchanged Google search functionality for Yahoo! on handsets like the Motorola BACKFLIP . Google has previously said that OEMs are free to load builds of Android with their own choice of search provider, though it can then limit what Google-brand apps (such as GMail) are also preinstalled onto the handset. Specific details of Google’s search ad-revenue share deals with carriers are unknown at present.
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Tricoder V5.2 for Android
This app is a simple Tricorder for Android, using your phone’s real sensors to detect magnetic fields, gravity and a few other cool things. All you fans of Star Trek has made this one of the most popular apps on Android with an estimated 150,000 downloads. The following was taken from MoonBlink , the creator of the app, project hosting page: Features * Runs on Android 1.6 and later. (People with 1.5 phones can continue to use version 3.10, available in the Downloads section.) * Portrait and landscape modes are handled. * Displays gravitation and magnetic field, environmental and geographic information, based on information from the sensors in the device. * Runs on QVGA, HVGA and WVGA displays, in landscape and portrait modes. On real hardware, it has been tested on the T-Mobile G1, Google ION / HTC Magic, HTC Tattoo, Motorola Droid, and HTC Nexus One, with some testing on the Hero (not the Sprint one), and LG. Accuracy is limited to what the sensors can provide. In particular the magnetic field sensor on the G1 phone seems to be pretty erratic, though it sometimes works quite well; on the Droid, it seems to have some pretty serious issues. This will affect both the MAG tab and the compass in the GEO tab. How to Use Use the buttons on the left to select the mode: * GRAV: monitor the local gravitational field and acceleration * MAG: monitor the local magnetic field * ACO: acoustic analysis; waveform, frequency and sound level analysis of the ambient sound * GEO: display geographical information (enable GPS for full info) * EMS: scan the electromagnetic spectrum for radio signals — currently displays cellular and WiFi signals (you have to enable the WiFi to get the latter) * SOL: display current solar activity data — downloads current solar data in the background (may take a while) and displays it along with current images The gravitational and magnetic field displays show the corresponding field information as a 3-D plot with X and Y on a cross-axis plot, with the Z value shown beside it. The elevation of the field above or below the X-Y plane is shown on a separate indicator. The absolute magnitude of the field value is plotted below, and the numeric data is shown below that.
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LogMeIn Remote Access App for Android Coming Soon?
There is a new version of the LogMeIn Remote Access Application being developed for Android. This app will allow your Android-based device to control your work or home PC from almost anywhere in the world. You will also have the ability manipulate any program that is on your desktop or laptop right from your Android device. This app is already available for Microsoft Windows Mobile and Apple iPhone OS. They are hoping to add millions of new customers with this move to Android. The app is in beta now and there was a display for it at this year’s CTIA. Currently, there’s no price tag on the Android version but, it cost iPhone users $29.99, expect similar pricing. [via brighthand ]
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Google: We ain’t paying carriers jack!
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Google has denied recent suggestions that it shares revenue with carriers who sell Android phones. Though Google does share money with carriers for mobile search advertising sales, the company denies it passes out any extra dollars for cellular providers who use its Android OS. MocoNews previously reported that Google had a revenue sharing agreement that paid
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Want An Android Phone? Don’t Choose AT&T – Part 2
Seems like it was just yesterday that we all were disappointed when we found out that AT&T will use Yahoo Search instead of Google Search in the Moto BackFlip and you will not have the ability to install apps from places other than the Android Market. Well folks, they’ve done it again. The upcoming Dell Aero, a renamed Mini 3, will be locked down as well. Like the Android device that came before it on AT&T, the Aero will not have the ability to install apps from places other than the Android Market. So there are no installing apps from your SD card or the developer’s site on your Aero. Even Google themselves are against this with their refusal to allow AT&T and Dell to stamp this device with the “with Google” moniker. There’s no word on which Google apps will be replaced yet, expect to see Yahoo Search again and maybe a few other missing components. How many times am I going to have to use this title AT&T? Let’s hope that this is the last time. It’s totally clear to everyone that they are trying their best to keep their deal with Apple’s iPhone. They are even willing to lose potential customers to do so. Is keeping the iPhone really that important? It’s near the end of its product life cycle, AT&T need to be more concerned with the next best thing or they will surely be left behind. [via phonearena ]
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HTC Desire arrives & gets video unboxing
It feels like we’ve been waiting ages since Mobile World Congress and the launch of the HTC Desire , but the Android 2.1 smartphone is finally in our hands . Packing the same 1GHz Snapdragon processor as the Google Nexus One, but bearing the latest version of HTC’s alluring Sense UI, the Desire has a 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Flash Lite support and a 5-megapixel camera. The Desire is set to go on sale through UK carriers T-Mobile and Vodafone over the next few days – in fact T-Mobile are already shipping handsets out this weekend, with deliveries expected to begin on Monday – and with the Nexus One still not officially available in Europe there’s a lot resting on this new device. First impressions are certainly positive; the display is just as bright and eye-catching as we know from the Nexus One, and Sense whips along on the 1GHz CPU. We’ll be putting the HTC Desire through its paces over the weekend and expect to have the full review up next week. More photos plus first-impressions and a demo video (including Flash in the browser) over at SlashGear ! HTC Desire unboxing video:
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